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British Charity Worker, Imprisoned in Iran, Is So Ill She Cannot Walk

Iran Focus

London, 13 Mar – The health of a British aid worker, detained in Iran on spurious national security charges, has gone downhill so fast that she lost a significant amount of weight, is suffering from hair loss and is practically unable to walk.

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, 38, a British-Iranian citizen, was arrested when she was trying to return to Britain with her daughter Gabriella after visiting family in Iran last April.

She was held for five months without charges before being tried for attempting to overthrow the Iranian Regime and sentenced to five years in Evin prison.

Iran Counters US Drones With Signal Jamming Device

Iran Focus

London, 13 Mar – Iran has developed a jamming device that can severe the electronic tie between the drone and its pilot, which could be used to counter US intelligence efforts.

This could be significant in the fight against the Iranian Regime as drones provide a healthy amount of intelligence in the region.

Iran Is Harassing the US, the UK and Their Allies in the Gulf Region

Iran Focus

London, 13 Mar – Iran has repeatedly attacked or threatened the US, the UK and their Middle Eastern allies over the past few weeks.

On March 4, several Iranian assault crafts, which are under the control of Iran’s terror squad, the Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), came too close to US Navy ships. A similar incident also happened on March 2, but a navy official told the Associated Press that these attacks happen on a regular basis.

Iran: Biggest Threat to Security in the Middle East and Beyond

Iran Focus

London, 11 Mar – Army Gen. Joseph Votel told the Senate Committee on Armed Services that Iran is the biggest threat to security in the Middle East. He said that the region is very unstable and is a breeding ground for further conflict.

He emphasised that is the most important and immediate concern in the Middle East.

IRGC’s Increasing Control of Iranian Economy

Iran Focus

London, 11 Mar – The Trump administration is deliberating whether to designate Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) as a foreign terrorist organisation. It has already put Iran “on notice” and has issued sanctions following the country’s ballistic missile testing.

The US President and many of his officials have spoken about the provocative and hostile behaviour of Iran.

Iran Becoming Increasingly Isolated

Iran Focus

London, 10 Mar – More and more countries are voicing their concerns about Iran and its policies. The “golden era” of Obama has ended and the Iranian regime is no longer able to get away with provocations, terrorism and meddling in the internal affairs of other countries.

The balance of power in the Middle East is shifting in a major way.

Iran’s Secret Tactics Revealed by Opposition

Iran Focus

London, 10 Mar – The Iranian opposition, the National council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), held a press conference in London on Tuesday regarding Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC).

The NCRI were able to reveal how the IRGC is able to mask its terrorist and smuggling activities. Their information and evidence came from the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran’s (PMOI/MEK) extensive network inside the country.

Iran: Hostage Brother Urges US Government to Act

Iran Focus

London, 10 Mar – Baquer Namazi, 80, is a former Iranian governor who fled his country after the 1979 revolution. He arrived in the United States in 1983. He had a very successful career with UNICEF that took him all over the world. He and his wife decided to retire in Iran where he would dedicate his time to helping eradicate poverty.

Hezbollah Commander Was Killed by Rival IRGC Affiliate, Quds Force Chief

Iran Focus

London, 10 Mar – Hassan Nasrallah, a leading Hezbollah member, was seen mourning the death of Mustafa Badreddine, his most senior militia commander, in May last year.

When the news that Badreddine died in Syria was made public, Lebanese media reported the same story as Hezbollah surrounding his death. Yet doubts were raised.

Christians Arrested in Iran

Iran Focus

London, 9 Mar – Two Christians have been arrested in Iran by the repressive Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The mother and her son were arrested at the end of February in Iran’s West Azerbaijan Province.

Their home was initially raided and bibles and books about theology were seized.